| 4.1 The marshalling of arms
THE INESCUTCHEON
An inescutcheon is a shield which surmounts the quarterings
in a composite coat, emphasising its seniority to the other shields.
 
The fleurs-de-lys of the Bourbons were added to the traditional
arms of Spain: quarters for Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarre, with Granada
at base.
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The shield of the Liechtenstein family surmounts the shields
of five of their estates on the arms of the principality.
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The inescutcheon on the Thurn and Taxis arms is the old
Taxis shield. The quartered shields are Tour and Valsassina, titles acquired
later.
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The Bohemian inescutcheon in the arms of the Czechoslovak
Republic that was established in 1918 emphasises the dominant part of the
Czechs in the new state.
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